Sooner or later a Malayali relative or friend will send you a message like "evde? kazhicho?" and you will freeze. Most Malayalis type their language in English letters, but there is no fixed spelling. In this episode: • Why people type in english letters • One word, many spellings • Patterns that help you decode • Little chat words • Decoding a family chat • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: ഞാൻ (njaan) = I. Typed: njan, nan. എന്താ? (enthaa?) = what? Typed: entha, enta, enth. എവിടെ? (evide?) = where? Typed: evide, evde. സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamaano?) = are you well? Typed: sugamano, sukhamano. വരാം (varaam) = I'll come. Typed: varam, varaam. കഴിച്ചോ? (kazhicho?) = have you eaten? Typed: kazhicho, kazhcho. എന്റെ (ente) = my. Typed: ente, ende. വീട്ടിൽ (veettil) = at home. Typed: veetil, vtl. എന്തു പറ്റി? (enthu patti?) = what happened? Typed: enthu pati. ഞാൻ ഇറങ്ങി (njaan irangi) = I've set off. Typed: njan irangi. എത്തിയോ? (ethiyo?) = have you reached? Typed: ethiyo. എത്തി (ethi) = I've reached. Typed: ethi. ഇപ്പോ വരാം (ippo varaam) = I'll come right now. Typed: ipo varam. ഞാൻ വിളിക്കാം (njaan vilikkaam) = I'll call you. Typed: njan vilikam. ഉറങ്ങിയോ? (urangiyo?) = are you asleep? Typed: urangiyo. പിന്നെ (pinne) = then, later, so. Typed: pinne, pne. ശരി (shari) = okay. Typed: sheri, shari, seri. അയ്യോ (ayyo) = oh no! Typed: ayyo, ayyoo. അടിപൊളി (adipoli) = awesome. Typed: adipoli. കൊള്ളാം (kollaam) = nice, not bad. Typed: kollam. ശരിക്കും? (sharikkum?) = really? Typed: sharikkum. Learn Spoken Malayalam at Home: a complete course in everyday spoken Malayalam for English speakers. Native Malayalam pronunciation, every phrase in Malayalam script, Manglish and English, plus a language bridge comparing Malayalam with other world languages. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.